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University of Massachusetts Boston

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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2016–07
Selected characteristics 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
All full-time students 575    533    452    439    511    177    297    586    851    641   
  Not Available .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
  Male 220    214    207    155    204    61    97    272    292    181   
  Female 355    319    245    284    307    116    200    314    559    460   
  First-year full-time 185    233    73    152    6    45    84    134    183    0   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 334    337    288    305    430    127    231    483    716    535   
    Hispanic or Latino 28    30    26    22    22    8    8    15    23    11   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 294    285    240    269    358    103    197    448    639    500   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0    0    1    0    4    0    0    6    2    1   
      Asian 16    28    28    28    40    8    13    28    37    33   
      Black or African American 20    26    18    20    35    8    15    29    40    14   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    1    0    0    1    0    4    3    4    1   
      White 244    216    185    212    238    86    164    381    552    451   
      More than one race 14    14    8    9    40    1    1    1    4    0   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 12    22    22    14    50    16    26    20    54    24   
  Temporary visa holders 241    196    164    134    81    50    66    103    135    106   
  Science and engineering 509    500    437    423    478    163    283    557    693    508   
    Science 509    499    437    423    456    160    280    536    673    487   
      Agricultural sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological sciences 32    36    42    35    59    30    30    42    48    26   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer sciences 165    122    99    66    57    28    28    52    64    65   
      Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 14    30    27    22    69    22    22    40    32    63   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mathematics and statistics .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 29    28    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    18    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Physical sciences 41    34    32    30    82    13    45    43    41    23   
      Psychology 115    72    91    118    49    32    79    100    115    159   
      Social sciences 113    159    146    152    140    35    76    259    373    151   
    Engineering .    1    .    .    22    3    3    21    20    21   
      Chemical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Civil engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Electrical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Industrial engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Metallurgical and materials engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering .    1    .    .    22    3    3    21    20    21   
  Health 66    33    15    16    33    14    14    29    158    133   

NOTES:
  • This institution is not ranked separately; data for this survey are included as part of the University of Massachusetts which includes the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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